[A. Pole]

I despise Saudi Arabia. They are evil- pure and simple. Look at their culture

Well, they are close to the modern Western ideal - they have PERFECT separation of Church and State, better than it was in Soviet Union. ZERO churches in Saudi Arabia.

[muawiyah]

Whooops ~ the state IS the church in Saudi. The penalty for leaving their church is the same as treason ~ they kill you.

Otherwise, the difference between the royal family, the religious police and the American Liberal establishment is diminishingly small.

[Old Student]

"Well, they are close to the modern Western ideal - they have PERFECT separation of Church and State, better than it was in Soviet Union. ZERO churches in Saudi Arabia."

If you intended that sarcastically, you missed the tag. Saudi Arabia has precisely ONE church. 100% of the Kingdom's population is Muslim. Wahabbi Muslim, actually, an even stricter sect than either Shia or Sunni. Everyone is required to be member, and to follow their rules. The Muttawin are the Religious Police. One of their better, more sensible acts, a few years ago was to drive the children at a girl's school back into the burning building because they weren't wearing their veils. This made it absolutely clear that rules are more important than common sense.